Name: Toppenish Livestock Commission livestock auction prices — 2021-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2021-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Thursday, Stocker and feeder cattle 1.00-2.00 lower in a light test. Buyer attendance light to moderate. The CME Feeder Cattle Index was 61 cents lower on 11/2 to $155.65. Slaughter cows and bulls steady to 4.00 higher. Trade active with good demand. USDA’s weekly beef Export Sales were seen at 16,722 MT. That was 13% below last week’s 14 week high. Export shipments were steady at 16.7k MT, maintaining the 15.6% lead of last year’s pace at 770k MT shipped YTD. Census data confirmed US September beef exports were a record for the month at 288.7m lbs. That was up 21% yr/yr but down 11% from the all time record in August.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $130.55/cwt on 108 head.

Average price

$130.55

108 head · 628 lb average

Value per head Derived

$821

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$329

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$31.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.13

vs WA average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	595	140.30	835	37
Large 1	751	131.82	990	40
Small and Medium 1-2	541	123.67	669	18thin
Medium and Large 2-3	467	108.46	506	13thin

One grade step is worth $31.84/cwt here — about $329 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale108 hd

130.55

—

WA average2 barns · 831 hd

147.68

−17.13

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,945	77.20	1,502	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,933	59.69	1,154	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,576	58.62	924	411
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,334	53.52	714	409
Dairy Heifers	Choice	Average	1,600	69.00	1,104	4thin

Every lot, as filed

41 lots · USDA AMS · Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Large 1	—	898	120.50/cwt	120.50–120.50	1,082	18
Heifers	Large 1	—	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	8
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	564	97.98/cwt	90.00–109.00	553	14
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	616	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	647	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	631	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	751	5
Heifers	Small and Medium 3-4	—	449	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	242	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	632	134.59/cwt	132.50–138.00	851	29
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,128	87.94/cwt	86.00–90.50	992	14
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	943	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	783	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,050	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	924	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3-4	—	895	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	698	5
Steers	Large 1	—	776	133.66/cwt	130.00–135.50	1,037	15
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	364	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,092	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	360	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	432	8
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	474	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	630	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,197	84.50/cwt	84.50–84.50	1,011	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	1,216	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,094	8
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	998	86.75/cwt	86.75–86.75	866	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	514	106.37/cwt	100.00–120.00	547	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	637	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	573	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	333	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	916	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,568	7
Steers	Small and Medium 1-2	—	575	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	684	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	462	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	744	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	546	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	666	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	395	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	529	11
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	512	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	384	6
Heifers	Small and Medium 2-3	—	469	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	483	6
Steers	Large 1	—	800	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,032	6
Steers	Large 1	—	716	131.25/cwt	130.50–132.50	940	19
Bulls	—	—	1,767	72.70/cwt	69.00–76.00	1,285	9
Bulls	—	—	2,091	80.89/cwt	76.00–83.50	1,691	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%Certified Prgms	—	1,278	67.22/cwt	65.00–68.75	859	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%Light Weight	—	1,005	36.15/cwt	33.00–38.50	363	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%Return to Feed	—	916	69.50/cwt	69.50–69.50	637	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,933	59.69/cwt	57.00–61.00	1,154	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,305	52.36/cwt	50.00–54.00	683	185
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,751	61.13/cwt	58.00–64.00	1,070	207
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,404	55.49/cwt	52.00–58.00	779	194
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,406	56.05/cwt	54.00–57.50	788	198
Dairy Heifers	Choice	—	1,600	69.00/cwt	69.00–69.00	1,104	4

How this sale compares

Washington weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Washington auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Washington feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Toppenish Livestock Auction - Toppenish, WA

Thu Nov 4, 2021

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Moses Lake, WA (LS-ML)

Feeder CattleReceipts 600Last week 600Year ago 500

Slaughter CattleReceipts 1,050Last week 1,100Year ago 1,170

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	898	120.50	120.50
8	—	740	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	564	90.00–109.00	97.98
5	—	616	105.00	105.00
7	—	364	300.00	300.00
6	—	512	75.00	75.00
6	—	469	103.00	103.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	631	119.00	119.00
8	—	546	122.00	122.00
11	—	395	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	449	54.00	54.00
Heifers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	514	100.00–120.00	106.37
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	632	132.50–138.00	134.59
8	—	462	161.00	161.00
Steers — Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	776	130.00–135.50	133.66
6	—	800	129.00	129.00
19	—	716	130.50–132.50	131.25
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	360	120.00	120.00
5	—	637	90.00	90.00
6	—	333	275.00	275.00
7	—	418	375.00	375.00
Steers — Small and Medium 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	474	133.00	133.00
12	—	575	119.00	119.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,128	86.00–90.50	87.94
6	—	943	83.00	83.00
6	—	1,050	88.00	88.00
6	—	1,197	84.50	84.50
8	—	1,216	90.00	90.00
11	—	998	86.75	86.75
Dairy Heifers — Large 3-4$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	895	78.00	78.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,767	69.00–76.00	72.70
11	—	2,091	76.00–83.50	80.89
Cows — Boner 80-85% · Certified Prgms$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,278	65.00–68.75	67.22
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Light Weight$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,005	33.00–38.50	36.15
Cows — Lean 85-90% · Return to Feed$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	916	69.50	69.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,933	57.00–61.00	59.69
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
185	—	1,305	50.00–54.00	52.36
198	—	1,406	54.00–57.50	56.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
207	—	1,751	58.00–64.00	61.13
194	—	1,404	52.00–58.00	55.49
Dairy Heifers — Choice$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,600	69.00	69.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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